Friday 3 – Sunday 5 May

Taking place at the Beer Brothers Brewery at Walton Summit Centre from 12pm (2pm on Sunday), this festival will feature 16 cask ales, nine craft beer lines, three craft ciders, and over 60 wines. There will also be live music.

The Beer Brothers are hosting a free festival

Saturday 4 – Monday 6 May

Kids can take their teddy bears to this event, which is on from 12pm to 5pm each day. There will be craft stalls, a farmers’ market, a BBQ, giant inflatables and rides, plus various children’s entertainers over the weekend.

Saturday 4 May

Head out on the reserve to follow the scarecrow trail from 11am. See how many you can find and have your photograph taken with them on the pram-friendly route. Kids’ craft activities will also be taking place.

This Penwortham pub’s car park will be transformed from 12pm to 5pm with rides and activities including hook-a-duck and a NERF gun shooting range. There’ll also be slime and cake jar making, and craft stalls.

Two performances of this show, described as a mix of tragedy and humour, will take place at 1pm and 2.30pm. It tells the story of the 1842 protests of cotton workers, which led to the Lune Street riot and four deaths.

The statue outside the old Corn Exchange in memory of four cotton workers shot down by troops after the Riot Act was read on Saturday 13th August 1842. Picture credit: Tony Worrall

Sunday 5 May

A brand new extended disco space will host various DJs playing a mix of house, disco and RnB. A BBQ by 1842’s chefs will run from when the event starts at 2pm, plus there will be an extra bar and full venue decoration.

This monthly comedy club takes place on the first Sunday of each month. On this occasion stand-in MC Tom Short will introduce comic talents from around the north west. It starts at 8pm but get there early to bag a seat.

The Vinyl Tap in Adelphi Street

Sunday 5 – Monday 6 May

The Sir John Saviles Household will be on site from 10am each day for encampment, living history, demonstrations, drills and more. It’s a popular social history event that raises funds for Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust.

Monday 6 May

Take your dogs along to this show to enter into competitions including Waggiest Tail, Dog Most Like Owner and Best Rescue Dog. There will also be pet stalls and food including wood-fired pizzas and home-baked waffles.

What will you be getting up to this May Bank Holiday weekend? Let us know in the comments below.